These 10 Paranormal Cold Spots are California’s Most Frightening

A mysterious chill in a warm room. The hair going up on the back of your neck like you’re being watched. If you’re reading this blog, you’ve probably experienced this phenomenon more than once. Cold spots are often encountered in haunted or psychically active locations.

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They are thought to indicate the immediate presence of a ghost, spirit, other paranormal entity. Cold spots typically quite small, about the right size to pass through in a single step. They can be stationary or move around.

Most disturbingly, cold spots are generally not measurable by a traditional thermometer, although thermal imaging and laser thermometers may have more luck. Some believe that they are in fact ghosts themselves. The cold you feel is the literal touch of the spectral presence.

Others believe that they are the unintentional byproduct of a ghostly presence. Whether or not ghosts have the awareness and will to deliberately affect a living being is hotly debated. Some believe that a spirit is not capable of touching a person, but that their proximity will cause a perception of cold.

And of course, many others explain the phenomena away with talk of drafts and air convection. Regardless of your own beliefs, here are ten places in California where you can catch a chill.

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